Winter 2017

On the 13th of February a team of researchers, students, and animal keepers from the School of Zoology at Tel Aviv University, with the coordination and cooperation of the Israeli Nature and Parks Authority, reintroduced spadefoot toads from the Zoological Gardens' breeding colony back into nature.

Those of you who have walked in the Garden lately may have been surprised to see our roosters walking in the big water pond on the main grass. No, we haven’t developed a new species of "water chicken". The reason for this peculiar habit is simple: although our roosters have enough food, they really love eating the moist dog pellets floating on the water that serve as food for the flamingos and glossy ibises.